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Posted on 02/25/2024 By: Sean Crose Super middleweight contender Edgar Berlanga stepped into the ring in Orlando, Florida on Saturday night to take on Padraig McCrory in a throwdown scheduled for 12. The 21-0 Berlanga was hoping to get closer to a huge fight with the likes of Canelo Alvarez while the 18-0 McCrory was

Posted on 02/26/2024 By: Sean Crose The powerhouse contract between Canelo Alvarez and Premier Boxing Champions appears to have crumbled. ESPN has reported that, after just one bout, Canelo is stepping away from his three fight deal with PBC. There had been much talk of this break happening throughout the fight world, and the report

Posted on 02/14/2024 By: Sean Crose At the age of 33, it’s clear that Jermall Charlo has had himself an interesting career. Although he’s yet to engage in a true superfight, he remains one of the more notable names in boxing. This now may have nearly as much to do with the man’s personal story

Posted on 02/16/2024 By: Sean Crose Junior welterweight Joseph Diaz took on Jesus Perez Thursday night in a scheduled ten round affair that DAZN covered live from the Commerce Casino in Commerce, California. Having lost three of his last four fights, the 33-4-1 Diaz was, at thirty one years of age, in need of a

Posted on 02/16/2024 By: Sean Crose The 21-2 O’Shaquie Foster defended his WBC junior lightweight title Friday night at Madison Square Garden. His opponent in the ESPN broadcast main event was the 23-1 Abraham Nova. The bout was scheduled for 12 championship rounds. Foster’s previous fight was a 12th round TKO of Eduardo Hernandez while Nova had

Posted on 02/17/2024   Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz By: Sean Crose It was just over ten years ago when Keith Thurman, then in his mid twenties, turned out the lights on Jesus Soto Karass with a thunderous three punch combination. That was at the Alamodome in San Antonio, on the undercard of the

Posted on 02/05/2024 By: Sean Crose It’s finally been made. The long awaited undisputed light heavyweight championship fight between IBF, WBC, and WBO titlist Artur Beterbiev and WBA titlist Dmitry Bivol is set for June 1st in Saudi Arabia. The surprise announcement came during a weekend podcast of The MMA Hour, hosted by Ariel Helwani.

Posted on 02/05/2024 2024 RING MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIPS: ROAD TO THE GARDEN by Jennifer Leuzzi New York’s Premier Amateur Boxing Tournament  New York, NY, February 5, 2024 –The 2024 Ring Masters Championships: Road to the Garden, New York’s premier amateur boxing tournament, kicked off on Saturday February 2, 2024 at Hempstead Boxing in Hempstead, NY.  450

Posted on 02/05/2024 By Derek Brantley Jackie Kaplan Kallen faced a barrage of stares, snickers, and insults when she first set foot in a boxing gym in the 1970s. She endured the taunts while becoming the manager of one of the all-time great middleweights and super middleweights, James Toney, and rose to become one of

Posted on 02/06/2024 By: Sean Crose “This just might be the downfall or the end of Tyson Fury,” former world titlist Tim Bradley said on the Deep Waters podcast Tuesday. To say that’s a bold statement is something of an understatement. For WBC heavyweight champion Fury has been one of the most dominant fighters in

Posted on 02/07/2024 By: Sean Crose Teofimo Lopez is fascinating. At least he used to be up until the point where he defeated pound for pound star Vasyl Lomachenko back in 2019. The Lopez of that time could take out a wall, and had the guts and confidence to take on the best in the

Posted on 02/09/2024 By: Sean Crose Teofimo Lopez entered the ring to defend his WBO junior middleweight title in grand fashion Thursday night. Dressed as a ring master, the fighter known as “The Takeover” made his way through a literal circus act on the way to face Jamaine Ortiz in a scheduled 12 round affair

Posted on 02/09/2024 By: Sean Crose ESPN is reporting that junior welterweight champion Devin Haney is set to square off against the popular Ryan Garcia on the 20th of April in Las Vegas. This is a major bout, one which presents Haney with the opportunity to defeat one of the sport’s featured attractions while offering

Posted on 02/10/2024 By: Sean Crose Boxing fans of a certain age will likely remember a time when boxing could be found being broadcast on weekend afternoons courtesy of major American networks. CBS, NBC, and ABC, through it’s Wide World of Spots programming, turned fighters like Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Mile Tyson from relatively obscure

Posted on 02/12/2024 By: Sean Crose Well, that was fast. Mere weeks after announcing his retirement to the world, 26 year old Shakur Stevenson has changed his mind. According to a social media post, he’ll be returning to action in June. “I’m officially retiring from the sport of boxing,” Stevenson claimed in late January. “I’ll

Posted on 02/13/2024 By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez had some good news for Mexican fans on Tuesday. During an interview with Azteca, the undisputed super middleweight champion of the world indicated that he would continue his agreement with the network, meaning there will be no pay per view fees in Mexico for fans who want

Posted on 01/25/2024 By: Sean Crose WBC heavyweight titlist Tyson Fury sat across from WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight titlist Oleksandr Usyk for an interview with Steve Bunce in the leadup to their February undisputed title match in Saudi Arabia. Fury Looked lean and relatively relaxed while Usyk appeared quite focused. “For me he was

Posted on 01/26/2024 By: Sean Crose Ryan Garcia thought he’d be fighting Rolando Romero next. “I understand that there has been a lot of confusion,” the popular boxer went so far as to post online, “but this fight is happening. I’m happy to announce this. Everyone is going to post this soon, don’t worry.” Suffice